Operations & Maintenance
Image of the day: BlueTec Texel Platform
BlueTec Texel Platform modules nearing completion at port of Amsterdam, February 23, 2015. The modules are being produced at Niron Staal Amsterdam B.V., a specialized steel construction and machining company located in the port of Amsterdam. This will be the first floating tidal platform that will f
VIDEO: OSC Åsgard Subsea Compressor Installation Training
During the summer of 2014, Statoil took part in the procedural training in Offshore Simulator Centre AS (OSC) facilities in the new Norwegian Maritime Competence Center (NMK) in Aalesund. OSC simulated the full Subsea installation with: Vessel, Crane (SHS: Special Handling System), 2x WROV, Obsv. RO
Nautilus’ Final SPT Starts Commissioning at SMD
Nautilus Minerals has announced that the commissioning and Factory Acceptance Testing of its third and final Seafloor Production Tool (SPT), the Auxiliary Cutter, has started at Soil Machine Dynamics’ facility at Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Nautilus’ CEO, Mike Johnston, said: “We are very excited that
Subsea Cable Defect at Anholt OWF
An error has been reported in the submarine cable connecting the DONG Energy-operated 400MW Anholt offshore wind farm to the grid on land. The citizens on Anholt lost power for 31 minutes, until the island’s emergency supply was up and running. According to Energinet.dk, It is still too early to say
DOF Posts Q4 Loss
Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has slipped into the red in the fourth quarter 2014, despite revenue growth and sale of assets. The company recorded a Q4 net loss of NOK 202 million (USD26.6 million), compared with a NOK 134 million profit in the corresponding period in 2013. Revenue for the per
Statoil: Oseberg Delta 2 On Stream
Statoil and its partners started up production from Oseberg Delta 2 in the North Sea, on 21 February. The field’s recoverable reserves are estimated at 77 million barrels oil equivalent. The field, which is tied back to the Oseberg Field Centre, has been developed using two subsea templates with cap
FERC Prepares EIS for Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project, proposed by Aguirre Offshore GasPort, LLC (Aguirre LLC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Excelerate Energy. The proposed Project facilities in
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (February 16 – February 22). French oil services provider, Technip, has recorded net income drop of 40% in the fourth quarter after adjusted non-current items, despite revenue growth. The Company’s adj
Tocardo Sets Up Three Turbines in Afsluitdijk
Tocardo Tidal Turbines has installed three of its T1 tidal turbines in the Dutch ‘Afsluitdijk’, a 32 km long primary sea defence. The three turbines are the first to be installed closely together in an array. Dutch Tidal Testing Centre, a long-standing partner of Tocardo, will manage the project. Al
Alpha Ventus Surpasses Expectations
German offshore wind farm, Alpha Ventus achieved 16,582 full capacity hours and generated 994.9 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity from 2011 to 2014, thus exceeded the generation forecasts by around seven per cent. According to the operators, EWE, E.ON and Vattenfall, the wind farm production for 2
Tocardo’s T1 tidal array to power 100 homes
The electricity produced by the array will be fed to the Dutch grid, powering 100 households. As announced earlier, Tocardo has installed the array of three T1 tidal turbines at Afsluitdijk, Den Oever. The array has the capacity of 300 kW, and the electricity produced by the array will be bought and
OMV Hires Shark SRL for Subsea Services
Romania’s SC Shark SRL has secured a diving/ROV services contract from OMV Petrom SA. The framework agreement, awarded earlier this year, requires the contractor to provide diving services, prospecting and operation of remotely operated vehicles, in order to explore the operating perimeters for the
IHC Hyperbaric Chamber in Eurasia Tunnel Project
IHC Hytech has informed the NST diver/technician team came successfully back on the surface after completing eleven interventions with in total 243 work hours at 10,8 bar in mixed gas saturation for Eurasia tunnel project in Turkey. The Eurasia Tunnel Project (Istanbul Strait Road Tube Crossing Proj
Carnegie’s CETO 6 Project On Track
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, has reported a commercial and technical progress with its CETO 6 Project also to be located off Garden Island. Carnegie has now reached financial close on the previously announced Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s (CEFC) five-year, $20 million lo